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 On: 2006-06-13
I bought the Oris Big Crown BC3 after checking out all watches I could find on the internet and then looking in stores at the ones that appeared most promising. My criteria was: a face I could simply glance at and easily read the time; a day/date feature; and solidly enough built to last several years. I found this model Oris fit the first criteria best. It also has the day/date feature and is in the "luxury watch" catagory (at the lower end) so it should last.
I have had the watch two years and it has met my needs and proven to be rugged. Potential buyers do, however, need to be aware of two things: it is not easy to read in the dark - the hands barely glow so complete darkness is needed, and one needs to stare at the face for a while to see the hands and markers; it is also an "automatic" model, which means it keeps wound by the natural movement of the wrist. The international standard for accuracy of automatic watches is that they may lose up to 20 seconds a day. If one has to have a watch that does not lose even a second a day, he or she should buy a watch with a quartz battery.
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